Ithaca police officers highest paid in southern tier with average salary of $85K

Officers at the Ithaca Police Department are the highest paid in the Southern Tier with the average pay of $85, 414, according to new information released by the Empire Center Tuesday.

“The latest county and municipal payroll database includes 2015-16 fiscal year payroll information for full-time and part-time workers actively enrolled in the pension system as of August 2016,” the organization’s website states.